Flashy Funerals – A Last Chance to Make a Good Impression
The hunter's family came in with a simple photograph of the deceased, snapped during a trek through the woods. The...
Economy Takes Toll on Funeral Planning
Recession stresses have changed the way many in the Rochester community look at life. And death, too. Local funeral homes,...
Open-Door Morgue Leaves Bodies Up For Grabs
AUSTRALIA - SECURITY at one of Sydney's biggest hospitals is so lax that anyone can walk into the morgue and...
Unqualified Undertakers Working Out of Their Loungerooms
AUSTRALIA - SELF-declared undertakers with no qualifications or experience are setting up shop in their lounge rooms to cash in...
Is the Economy Really Putting the Deathcare Industry In a Recession?
When I used to tell people that I worked in the deathcare industry, they would all say the same thing:...
The summer of celebrity deaths?
One after the other, they were dying: Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett and Ed McMahon, all in the same week earlier...
Illinois Newspaper Has an Opinion: Have a Single Agency Regulate Death Industry
IT SEEMS to be almost unanimous: The Illinois comptroller should not be in charge of regulating the state?s cemeteries. Instead,...
Families Must Deal With End-of-Life Issues Before It?s Too Late
GUEST POST - When I was growing up, my parents laid down the guidelines of behaviors and responsibilities, conveyed both...
Hotel Rooms for NFDA International Convention & Expo Going Fast
Funeral professionals planning to attend the 2009 National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) International Convention & Expo, October 25-28 in Boston,...
Hotel Rooms for NFDA International Convention & Expo Going Fast
Funeral professionals planning to attend the 2009 National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) International Convention & Expo, October 25-28 in Boston,...
